Hose-supporter gripping device



Oct. 29, 1929. J. M. BODENSIEK HOSE SUPPORTER GRIPPING DEVICE Filed Aug. 18, 1928 @EvweMt z WM WMMW Patented Oct. 29, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFHCE.

JENNIE M. BODENSIEK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HOSE-SUPPORTER GRIPPING DEVICE Application filed August 18, 1928. Serial No. 300,451.

This invention relates to improvements in vention is not to be restricted to the exact degripping devices for use in connection with tails of this disclosure, and the latter, tlierehose supporters. fore, is to be understood from an illustrative,

The devices now commonly used for this rather than a restrictive standpoint.

purpose consist of a clasp the base of which The inventive idea involved is capable of has a button riveted therein and a yoke in receiving a variety of mechanical expresengagementtherewith, the hose being clasped sions, one of which, for the purposes of illusbetween the said button and yoke. The distration, is shown in the accompanying drawadvantages of such an arrangement are, that ings, in which 19 the but-tons become loose in the base and Figure 1 is a front view in elevation of my 0 cause the stocking or hose to be caught beinvention as applied to a stocking.

tween the button and the base and thus cause Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 Fig. 1.

a drop stitch or run therein, especially if it Fig. 3 is a detail view of the base or hose is a fine silk hose. Another disadvantage is supporting member and that a clasp of this nature puts a strain on the Fig. 4 is a detail view of the hose gripping hose in one straight line, and when the stockmember.

ing thus supported comes in contact with any Referring to the drawings in detail 10 inrough surfaces a run therein will be caused. dicates my improved gripping device, pro- My invention has for one of its objects the vided with a hose supporting or base member provision of a hose supported gripping de- 11 consisting of a pair of parallel bars or vice that will overcome these disadvantaarms 12 connected at their lower ends by ingeous features. clined or angular arms 14 joined by an arcu For this purpose my invention consists of ate portion 15. The said arms 12 terminate a base, which swingingly supports a hose at their upper ends in loops 16. Swingingly gripping member preferably provided with supported in the loops 16 is a hose gripping two diverging clamping and strain distribmember 17 preferably bent up of single uting loops. The said base and clamping piece of wire. The said gripping member is -ineinber are adapted to coact with each other provided at its lower end with a pair of (.i-

to securely grip the stocking and evenly disverging loops 18 connected by a curved or 39 tribute the strain thereon so that under no arcuate portion 19, the said loops are also condition can a run in the stocking be cause: provided with angularly disposed sections 20 thereby. sloping upwardly and inwardly and prefer Another object is to produce a device of the ably contact with the arcuate portion 19 at a character described in which the maximum tangent thereto. Horizontal portions 21 are simplicity of construction and operation is bent outwardly from the sections 20, and secured. vertical arms 22 are bent upwardly from the Other objects and advantages will appear portions 21. Horizontal arms 23 are bent inas the nature of the improvements is better wardly from the arms 22 and are covered by understood, the invention consisting substana tubular cap 24 to which is attached the tially in the novel arrangement and co-relausual garter ribbon 25. tion of parts hereln fully described, and illus- The operation of the device is as follows trated in the accompanying drawings, where- The gripping member 17 is swung upwardin similar reference characters are used to 1y, a portion 26 of the selvage edge of the describe corresponding parts throughout the stocking 27 is bent downwardly over the arms several views, and then finally pointed out 14 and brought upwardly over the loops 16 and specifically defined and indicated in the and the member 17 is then swung downwardappended claims. ly against the base 11 in which position the The disclosure made the basis of exemplistocking portion 26 will be firmly gripped. fying the present inventive concept suggests The upward pull of the garter ribbon 25 and a practical embodiment thereof, but the inthe downward pressure of the foot on the stocking 27 will cause the above mentioned. gripping action, the greater the upward pull of the garter the greater the gripping action.

It will be readily understood by referring to the drawings that due to the fact that the loops 18 diverge in a circumferential direction the strain on the stocking will be spread out in that direction and thus avoid excessive strain in one direction on the stocking which is one of the chief causes of runs in the stocking, likewise due to the angularity of the loop arms 20, substantial resisting surfaces are provided against which the stocking is drawn by the ribbon 25. It will also be-understood that the arrangement of the arms 14; of the base member 11 provides a substantial frictional hose supporting medium and prevents the stocking from pulling out from between the members 11 and 17.

From the above it will be seen that I have provided a simple and efficient hose gripping device which will firmly grip the stocking without injury thereto.

It will also be obvious that by the use of my improved fiatbuttonless gripping device, I obviate the disadvantages inherent in the button type of grippers, for instance, the heads of such buttons often press against the soft part of the flesh of the limb, when the wearer is in sitting position, where such device is used to grip the rear of the stocking.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A hose supporter gripping device, comprising a base, the base comprising a pair of parallel arms, a pair of angularly disposed arms connecting the parallel arms and connected to each other, a gripping member hingedly mounted at one end thereof on the base, and a pair of loops at an angle to each other at the opposite end of the gripping member coacting with the parallel and angular disposed arms on the base to form a bite to grip the hose.

2. A hose supporter gripping and strain distributing device, comprising a base member, a substantially inverted V shaped hose supporting section at the bottom of the base, a second member hingedly supported on the base, and apair of diverging loops on the said second member coacting with the hose supporting section to grip the hose and dis- 7 tribute the strain thereon.

3. In a hose supporting device, a base comprising a pair of parallel arms, and a substantially inverted V shaped hose supporting section connecting the said arms, a second member hingedly supported on the base, and a pair of diverging loops on the said second member cooperating with the hose supportlng section to form a bite to grip the hose.

l. A hose supporting and strain distributmg device, comprising a pair of hingedly mounted members, a substantially inverted V shaped hose supporting section on one of the members, and a pair of diverging loops on the other member cooperating with the hose supporting section to form a bite to grip the hose and distribute the strain thereon.

5. In a hose supporting device, a base comprising a pair of parallel arms, and a substantially inverted V shaped hose supporting section connecting the said arms, a second member hingedly supported on the base, a pair of diverging loops on the said second member cooperating with the hose supporting section to form a bite to grip the hose and an arm on each of the loops tapering inwardly and upwardly to form pull resisting sur faces.

JENNIE M. BODENSIEK. 

